Key of G · Standard (GDAE)

Edden Hammons, Pocahontas County, WV

Edden Hammons. “Waynesboro.” On The Edden Hammons Collection: Volume 1, track 11. Recorded 1947-08, Louis Watson Chappell. WVU Press Sound Archives SA-1, 1999.

• Other edition: Original LP: The Edden Hammons Collection, Vol. 1 (WVU Press, 1984).

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Key of G · Standard (GDAE)

Clyde Davenport, Monticello, KY

Clyde Davenport. “Lazy John.” On Puncheon Camps. Recorded 1990. Berea College Appalachian Center AC002, 1992.

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Key of F · Standard (GDAE)

Hobart Smith, Saltville, VA

Hobart Smith. “Last Chance.” On America's Greatest Folk Instrumentalist, track 1-4. Recorded 1963-10, Norm Pellegrini, WFMT studios, Chicago. Folk-Legacy FSA-17, 1964.

• Lineage: Banjo piece on the source recording (Banjo Group I, FDFCD tuning) - translated to fiddle for the OT100

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Key of D · DDAD

J.P. Fraley, Denton, KY

J.P. Fraley. “Dry and Dusty.” With Annadeene Fraley. Recorded 1976, 3rd Brandywine Mountain Music Convention (fiddle workshop). Retrieved from Brandywine Friends of Old Time Music (via Slippery Hill).

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Key of G modal · Standard (GDAE)

Ed Haley, Ashland, KY

Ed Haley. “Garfield's Blackberry Blossom.” On Stole from the Throat of a Bird. Recorded 1946. Spring Fed Records SFR-113.

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Key of A · Cross A (AEAE)

Tommy Jarrell, Surry County, NC

Tommy Jarrell. “Policeman.” On Stay All Night and Don't Go Home, track 8. Recorded 1967-71, Charles Faurot & Richard Nevins. County CO-CD-2735, 2004.

• Other edition: Original LP: Down to the Cider Mill, County 713 (1968), B5.

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Key of C · Standard (GDAE)

John "Seven Foot Dilly" Dilleshaw, Atlanta, GA

John "Seven Foot Dilly" Dilleshaw. “Streak O’ Lean – Streak O’ Fat.” On Complete Recorded Works (1929-1930), track 12. With A. A. Gray. Recorded 1930. Document DOCD-8002.

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Key of G · Standard (GDAE)

Ernie Carpenter, Braxton County, WV

Ernie Carpenter. “Elk River Blues.” On Old Time Fiddle Tunes From The Elk River Country. Recorded 1986, Gerry Milnes (collection). Augusta Heritage Records AHR-023, 2001.

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Key of D · Standard (GDAE)

Bob Rogers, Powell Valley (Claiborne County), TN (later southern CA)

Bob Rogers. “Ruffled Drawers.” With Don Durham, Chris Delaney (banjo). Recorded late 1960s-early 1970s, Chris Delaney and Don Durham, at Rogers' home, southern California. Retrieved from Private tapes (via Slippery Hill).

• Also called New Five Cents

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Key of G · Standard (GDAE)

Arthur Smith, Dickson County area, TN (b. Bold Springs, TN)

Arthur Smith. “Dance All Night With a Bottle in Your Hand.” On Milk 'Em in the Evening Blues. With Sam McGee, Kirk McGee. Recorded 1968. Smithsonian Folkways FW31007, 1968.

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Key of A · Cross A (AEAE)

Benton Flippen, Surry County, NC

Benton Flippen. “Boil Them Cabbage Down.” With The Smokey Valley Boys. Recorded 2004-02-27, Brandywine concert, Unitarian Fellowship Hall, Feb 27. Retrieved from Brandywine Friends of Old Time Music (via Slippery Hill).

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Key of G · Standard (GDAE)

Uncle Charlie Osborne, Russell County, VA

Uncle Charlie Osborne. “Buffalo Gals.” Recorded 1986, 13th Brandywine Mountain Music Convention. Retrieved from Brandywine Friends of Old Time Music (via Slippery Hill).

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Key of A · Cross A (AEAE)

Burl Hammons, Pocahontas County, WV

Burl Hammons. “Greasy Coat.” On The Traditions of a West Virginia Family and Their Friends. Recorded 1972. Rounder CD 1504/05.

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Key of A or D · Cross A (AEAE) or Standard (GDAE)

Benton Flippen, Surry County, NC

Benton Flippen. “Lost Indian.” With The Smokey Valley Boys. Recorded 2004, Brandywine concert, Unitarian Fellowship Hall, Feb 27. Retrieved from Brandywine Friends of Old Time Music (via Slippery Hill).

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Key of A · Cross A (AEAE)

Art Stamper, Hindman, KY

Art Stamper. “Brushy Fork of John's Creek.” On Goodbye Girls, I'm Going to Boston. County CO-CD-2729, 2000.

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Key of G · Standard (GDAE)

Dudley Vance, Bluff City (Sullivan County), TN

Dudley Vance. “Tennessee Breakdown.” On Rural String Bands of Tennessee. With Vance's Tennessee Breakdowners (Sam McNamara, Will McNamara). Recorded 1927. County CO-CD-3511, 1994.

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Key of A modal · Standard (GDAE)

Joe Thrift, Dobson (Surry County), NC

Joe Thrift. “Whiteface,” by Joe Thrift. On One More. With Gina Dilg, Mark Olitsky, Jason Dilg, Mark Schatz. Self-released JT2022, 2022.

• Lineage: Written by Joe Thrift (Dobson, Surry County, NC) in the 1980s; first recorded by the Red Hots, Ready to Roll (1989)
• Other edition: First recording: The Red Hots, Ready to Roll (Fire Ant FA CD-1003), track 3, Joe Thrift on fiddle - originally 1980s (you date it 1989); Discogs lists the CD as 1995.

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Key of G · Standard (GDAE)

William H. Stepp, Magoffin County, KY

William H. Stepp. “Rebel's Raid.” Recorded 1937, Alan and Elizabeth Lomax. Retrieved from Library of Congress.

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Key of D · Standard (GDAE) or High Bass (ADAE)

Emmett Lundy, Grayson County, VA

Emmett Lundy. “Ducks on the Millpond.” On Fiddle Tunes From Grayson County, Virginia, track B4. With Geedy Lundy, Kelly Lundy. Recorded 1941, Library of Congress (Archive of Folk Culture). String STR 802, 1977.

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Key of A · Cross A (AEAE)

Kyle Creed, Surry County, NC

Kyle Creed. “Fire On The Mountain.” On The Camp Creek Boys (Old Time String Band), track B3. With The Camp Creek Boys. County 709, 1967.

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Key of G · Standard (GDAE)

Doc Roberts, Richmond (Madison County), KY

Doc Roberts. “Rye Straw,” by Traditional. On Fiddlin' Doc Roberts: Complete Recorded Works 1925-1934, Vol 2 (1928-1930), track 18. With Asa Martin. Recorded c. 1930-01-13, Richmond, IN. Document DOCD-8043.

• Also called Joke on the Puppy
• Lineage: Round Peak version (Jarrell, "Joke on the Puppy") came via Ben Jarrell & Charlie Lowe from Pet McKinney

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Key of D · High Bass (ADAE)

Tommy Jarrell, Surry County, NC

Tommy Jarrell. “Fall on my Knees,” by Traditional. On Stay All Night...And Don't Go Home, track A1. With Fred Cockerham, Oscar Jenkins. Recorded 1967-71, Charles Faurot & Richard Nevins. County 741, 1973.

• Also called Lonesome Road, County Jail
• Other edition: CD reissue: Down to the Cider Mill, County CO-CD-2734 (2004), track 9. Also on Tommy & Fred, CO-CD-2702 (1992), track 20 (the Slippery Hill clip).

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Key of A · Cross A (AEAE)

Benton Flippen, Surry County, NC

Benton Flippen. “Benton's Dream,” by Benton Flippen. With The Smokey Valley Boys. Recorded 2004-02-27, Brandywine concert, Unitarian Fellowship Hall, Feb 27. Retrieved from Brandywine Friends of Old Time Music (via Slippery Hill).

• Lineage: Composed by Flippen in the 1960s at Tommy Jarrell's house; Jarrell named it (Susan Songer)

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Key of D · Standard (GDAE)

Emmett Lundy, Grayson County, VA

Emmett Lundy. “Belle of Lexington,” by Traditional. On Fiddle Tunes from Grayson County, Virginia, track B11. With Kelly Lundy (guitar). Recorded 1941, Library of Congress (Archive of Folk Culture), AAFS 4938 B2. String STR 802, 1977.

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Key of A · Cross A (AEAE)

Skillet Lickers, Fulton County, GA

Skillet Lickers. “Sugar in the Gourd,” by Traditional. On The Skillet Lickers, Vol. 4, track 17. With Gid Tanner, Riley Puckett, Clayton McMichen, Fate Norris. Recorded 1930. Document DOCD-8059.

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Key of A · Cross A (AEAE)

Tommy Jarrell, Surry County, NC

Tommy Jarrell. “Big Eyed Rabbit,” by Traditional. On Tommy & Fred, track 13. With Fred Cockerham. Recorded by Charles Faurot, Richard Nevins, Ray Alden, Dave Spilkia. County CO-CD-2702, 1992.

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Key of G · Standard (GDAE)

Marcus Martin, Macon County, NC

Marcus Martin. “Polly Put the Kettle On,” by John Sneed or J. Dedrick Harris. Recorded 1942, Artus Moser. Retrieved from Library of Congress, American Folklife Center.

• Lineage: J. Dedrick Harris (also the source for Manco Sneed / Byard Ray)

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Key of D · High Bass (ADAE)

Tommy Jarrell, Surry County, NC

Tommy Jarrell. “Cider (Mill),” by Traditional. On Down to the Cider Mill, track B6. With Oscar Jenkins (banjo). Recorded 1968, Charles Faurot & Richard Nevins. County 713 (LP), 1968.

• Also called Cider
• Other edition: CD reissue: County CO-CD-2734 (2004), track 15.

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Key of G · Standard (GDAE)

Marcus Martin, Macon County, NC

Marcus Martin. “Shove That Pig's Foot a Little Further Into the Fire,” by Traditional. On Marcus Martin, track 36. Recorded c. 1950. Field Recorders' Collective FRC 502, 2004.

• Also called Ruby with the Eyes that Sparkle, Pig's Foot

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Key of A · Cross A (AEAE)

Tom Sauber, Los Angeles, CA

Tom Sauber. “Great Big Taters in Sandy Land,” by Traditional. On Tom Sauber Plays Thede: Fiddle Tunes. Recorded 1992, John Beland. Slippery Hill.

• Lineage: Marion Thede, The Fiddle Book (1967), p. 80, from Jubal Jackson Anderson of Shawnee (Pottawatomie County), OK

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Key of A · Calico (AEAC#)

Marcus Martin, Macon County, NC

Marcus Martin. “Happy Hollow,” by Dora Evans. Recorded 1941, Joseph Liss, Jerome B. Wiesner & Alan Lomax. Retrieved from Library of Congress, Archive of Folk Culture.

• Lineage: Composed by Miss Dora Evans, Clay County, NC, who showed it to Marcus Martin (Ron Cody / Bruce Molsky)

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Key of D · Standard (GDAE)

Tilman Pyeatt, Washington County, AR

Tilman Pyeatt. “Angeline the Baker.” On Tillman, Molly and Moon: Bald Knob, Arkansas, track 11. With Molly Pyeatt, Comer "Moon" Mullins, Marilyn Williams. Recorded 1995. Atteiram API-CD-1745, 1995.

• Lineage: From Stephen Foster's "Angelina Baker"; modern versions via Babe Spangler & Franklin George (TTA); "Sugar Hill" closely related

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Key of G · Standard (GDAE)

Art Stamper, Hindman, KY

Art Stamper. “Josie-O,” by Traditional. On Goodbye Girls, I'm Going to Boston, track 4. Recorded 2000. County CO-CD-2729, 2000.

• Also called Josie Girl

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Key of A · Cross A (AEAE)

Garry Harrison, Monroe County, IN

Garry Harrison. “Red Prairie Dawn,” by Garry Harrison. On Red Prairie Dawn, track 7. With The Mule Team. Recorded 2000. Self-released, 2000.

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Key of G · Standard (GDAE)

Blaine Smith, Hamilton County, TN

Blaine Smith. “Chattanooga,” by Traditional. On A Bottle of Wine and a Ginger Cake: Traditional Music from Southeast Tennessee, track 41. With Florrie Stewart (banjo), Willie Branan (guitar). Recorded 1977, Ron Williams and students, Pine Breeze Center, Chattanooga. Pine Breeze 003.

• Also called Old Chattanooga

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Key of A modal · Standard (GDAE)

Walter McNew, Mt. Vernon (Rockcastle County), KY

Walter McNew. “Black Jack Grove.” On Black Jack Grove. Recorded Jul-Aug 1992, Steve Green, Rockcastle County, KY. Berea College Appalachian Center AC005, 1993.

• Lineage: Learned from his father, John McNew

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Key of G · Standard (GDAE)

John Salyer, Magoffin County, KY

John Salyer. “Last of Harris,” by John Salyer. On Home Recordings 1941-1942. Recorded 1941, Grover and Glen Salyer (home recordings). Berea College Appalachian Center AC003, 1993.

• Lineage: Salyer is the only source; Bruce Molsky likely drove the revival popularity

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Key of G · Standard (GDAE)

Uncle Bunt Stephens, Bedford County, TN

Uncle Bunt Stephens. “Sail Away, Lady,” by Traditional. On Louisburg Blues / Sail Away, Lady (78), track B. Recorded 1926-03-29. Columbia 15071-D, 1926.

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Key of A · Cross A (AEAE)

Luther Davis, Grayson County, VA

Luther Davis. “Train on the Island,” by Traditional. On The Old Time Way, track A8. With Roscoe Parish, Leone Parish. Recorded 1986. Heritage 070 (LP), 1986.

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Key of A · Cross A (AEAE)

Tommy Jarrell, Surry County, NC

Tommy Jarrell. “Breaking Up Christmas,” by Traditional. On Stay All Night and Don't Go Home, track 9. Recorded 1967-71, Charles Faurot & Richard Nevins. County CO-CD-2735, 2004.

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Key of D · Standard (GDAE)

Doc Roberts, Richmond (Madison County), KY

Doc Roberts. “Arkansas Traveler,” by Traditional. On Fiddlin' Doc Roberts Vol 1, track 8. With John Booker (guitar). Recorded 1927. Document DOCD-8042.

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Key of G · Standard (GDAE)

Burl Hammons, Pocahontas County, WV

Burl Hammons. “Big Scioty,” by Burl Hammons. On The Traditions of a West Virginia Family and Their Friends, track 16. Recorded 1972, Alan Jabbour (field recording). Rounder CD 1504/05.

• Also called Big Sciota, Big Scioto

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Key of C · Standard (GDAE)

J.P. Fraley, Denton, KY

J.P. Fraley. “Billy in the Lowground,” by Traditional. With Annadeene Fraley. Recorded 1976, 3rd Brandywine Mountain Music Convention. Retrieved from Brandywine Friends of Old Time Music (via Slippery Hill).

• Also called Billy in the Low Ground, Billy on the Lowground, Billy in the Low Land

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Key of A · Cross A (AEAE)

Marcus Martin, Macon County, NC

Marcus Martin. “Booth,” by Traditional. On When I Get My New House Done, track 14. Recorded 1941. Southern Folklife Collection, UNC Chapel Hill SFC CD-100, 2007.

• Also called Booth, Booth Killed Lincoln

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Key of D · Standard (GDAE)

Buddy Thomas, Lewis County, KY

Buddy Thomas. “Briarpicker Brown,” by Traditional. On Kitty Puss: Old Time Fiddle Music from Kentucky, track A6. With Leona Stamm. Recorded 1974, Guthrie T. Meade and Mark Wilson. Rounder 0032, 1976.

• Also called Briar Picker Brown
• Lineage: Learned (and altered) from Morris Allen, Portsmouth, OH

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Key of D · Standard (GDAE)

Ron Hughey, Missouri (later California)

Ron Hughey. “Dubuque,” by Traditional. On Country Fiddlin' Ozark Style, track B4. With John Davis, Norman Belt, Steve Duncan, Ron Trammell. Recorded 1973. American Heritage Music Corporation AH-401-511, 1973.

• Also called Old Dubuque, Duck River, Old Grimes, Bob Walker
• Lineage: Dubuque family; likely from northern Missouri

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Key of D · Standard (GDAE)

Bill Long, Billings, MT

Bill Long. “Eighth of January,” by Traditional. On More Fiddle Jam Sessions, track B2. With Ora Spiva. Recorded 1972. Voyager VRLP 304, 1972.

• Also called Battle of New Orleans, Jackson’s Victory, Go See the Widow

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Key of D · Standard (GDAE) or High Bass (ADAE)

Clyde Davenport, Monticello, KY

Clyde Davenport. “Five Miles to Town,” by Clyde Davenport. On Clyde Davenport, Vol. 2, track 14. With Ray Alden. Recorded 1990. Field Recorders' Collective FRC104, 2005.

• Also called Five Miles from Town, Five Mile Out of Town
• Lineage: Dubuque tune family; Cumberland Plateau, KY (Clyde Davenport)

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Key of G · Standard (GDAE)

Dykes' Magic City Trio, Kingsport, TN

Dykes' Magic City Trio. “Golden Slippers,” by James A. Bland. On Golden Slippers / Hook And Line, track A. With Myrtle Vermillion, John Dykes, Hub Mahaffey. Recorded 1927. Brunswick 128, 1927.

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Key of A · Calico (AEAC#)

Tommy Jarrell, Surry County, NC

Tommy Jarrell. “Jack of Diamonds,” by Traditional. On Sail Away Ladies, track A1. Recorded 1976, Bobby Patterson. County 756, 1976.

• Also called Drunken Hiccups, Drunkard's Hiccups, Drunken Hiccoughs, Rye Whiskey, Calico, Une Livre de Tabac, Devil's Waltz
• Other edition: CD reissue: County CO-CD-2724 (1999), track 1.

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Key of A modal · Cross A (AEAE)

John Salyer, Magoffin County, KY

John Salyer. “Jeff Sturgeon,” by Bob Johnson. On Home Recordings 1941-1942, track B12. With Unknown (guitar). Recorded 1941, Grover and Glen Salyer (home recordings). Berea College Appalachian Center AC003, 1993.

• Lineage: Learned from Bob Johnson (Paintsville, KY); tune named for fiddler Jeff Sturgeon

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Key of A · Cross A (AEAE)

Kyle Creed & Fred Cockerham, Surry County, NC

Kyle Creed & Fred Cockerham. “John Brown's Dream,” by Traditional. On 1st Annual Brandywine Mountain Music Convention: '74 The Galax Sound, track B2. Recorded 1974, 1st Annual Brandywine Mountain Music Convention. Heritage VI, 1974.

• Also called Brownlow's Dream, Brown's Dream, Herve Brown's Dream, Stillhouse Branch, Brownstream

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Key of A modal · Standard (GDAE)

Henry Reed, Monroe County, WV (lived Glen Lyn, VA)

Henry Reed. “Kitchen Girl,” by Henry Reed. Recorded 1966, Alan Jabbour, Reed family home, Glen Lyn (Giles County), VA. Retrieved from Library of Congress (Fiddle Tunes of the Old Frontier: The Henry Reed Collection).

• Lineage: Popularized by Alan Jabbour and the Hollow Rock String Band

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Key of A · Cross A (AEAE)

Eck Robertson, Amarillo, TX

Eck Robertson. “Little Billy Wilson,” by Traditional (3-part arrangement: Joel Shimberg). On Old-Time Texas Fiddler: Vintage Recordings 1922-1929, track 1. With Nettie Robertson, Daphne Robertson, Dueron Robertson. Recorded 1929. County CO-CD-5515, 1998.

• Lineage: Eck Robertson + Bill Owens (AL) parts combined by Joel Shimberg; earliest recording Uncle Jimmy Thompson (1926)

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Key of D · High Bass (ADAE)

Edden Hammons, Pocahontas County, WV

Edden Hammons. “Mississippi Sawyer,” by Traditional. On The Edden Hammons Collection: Volume 1, track 8. With James Hammons (guitar). Recorded 1947-08, Louis Watson Chappell. WVU Press Sound Archives SA-1, 1999.

• Other edition: Original LP: The Edden Hammons Collection, Vol. 1 (WVU Press, 1984).

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Key of G · Standard (GDAE)

Clyde Davenport, Monticello, KY

Clyde Davenport. “New Broom,” by Traditional. Recorded 2004, Old-Time Tiki Parlour (posted to YouTube Oct 15, 2014). Retrieved from YouTube.

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Key of D · High Bass (ADAE)

Tommy Jarrell, Surry County, NC

Tommy Jarrell. “Sally Ann,” by Traditional. On Stay All Night and Don't Go Home, track 1. With Oscar Jenkins, Fred Cockerham. Recorded 1967-71, Charles Faurot & Richard Nevins. County CO-CD-2735, 2004.

• Lineage: Hill Billies (1925) two-part version; third part from Hiram Moody, Lambsburg
• Other edition: CD-only track (not on County 741). Also on Tommy & Fred, CO-CD-2702 (1992), track 6.

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Key of G · Standard (GDAE)

Doc Roberts, Richmond (Madison County), KY

Doc Roberts. “Uncle Joe,” by Traditional. On Wednesday Night Waltz / Did You Ever See The Devil Uncle Joe?, track B. With Asa Martin. Recorded 1931-03-05. Conqueror 8136, 1931.

• Also called Did You Ever See the Devil, Uncle Joe?, Miss McLeod's Reel

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Key of D · Standard (GDAE) or High Bass (ADAE)

Rayna Gellert, Kent, OH

Rayna Gellert. “Winder Slide,” by Joe LaRose. On Ways Of The World, track 20. With Travis Stuart, Trevor Stuart. Recorded 2000. Yodel-Ay-Hee 032, 2000.

• Lineage: Composed c.1980 by Joe LaRose, Brady Lake (near Kent), OH; B part added by LaRose for Rayna

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Key of D · Standard (GDAE)

Buddy Thomas, Lewis County, KY

Buddy Thomas. “Yellow Barber,” by Traditional. On Kitty Puss: Old Time Fiddle Music from Kentucky, track B1. With Leona Stamm. Recorded 1974, Guthrie T. Meade and Mark Wilson. Rounder 0032, 1976.

• Also called Arthur Berry

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Key of D · Standard (GDAE) or High Bass (ADAE)

Fred Cockerham, Surry County, NC

Fred Cockerham. “Backstep Cindy,” by Traditional. With Kyle Creed (banjo), Bobby Patterson (guitar). Recorded 1974, Round Peak concert (Brandywine-sponsored). Retrieved from Brandywine Friends of Old Time Music (via Slippery Hill).

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Key of A · Cross A (AEAE)

Kenner Casteel "K.C." Kartchner Sr., Snowflake, AZ

Kenner Casteel "K.C." Kartchner Sr. “Walk Along John To Kansas.” On Frontier Fiddler: The Life of a Northern Arizona Pioneer (book, ed. Larry V. Shumway). With Merle Kartchner Shumway. Recorded 1943, Home disc recordings. University of Arizona Press ISBN 978-0-8165-1153-2, 1990.

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Key of D · DDAD

Marcus Martin, Macon County, NC

Marcus Martin. “Boatsman.” On When I Get My New House Done. Recorded 1942. Southern Folklife Collection, UNC Chapel Hill SFC CD-100, 2007.

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Key of E · Standard (GDAE)

Luther Strong, Breathitt County, KY

Luther Strong. “Glory In The Meetinghouse.” On Music of Kentucky Vol. 2. Recorded 1937-10-18, Alan and Elizabeth Lomax. Yazoo 2014, 1995.

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Key of A · Cross A (AEAE)

Tommy Jarrell, Surry County, NC

Tommy Jarrell. “June Apple.” On Stay All Night and Don't Go Home, track 15. With Oscar Jenkins. Recorded 1967, Charles Faurot & Richard Nevins. County CO-CD-2735, 2004.

• Other edition: Original LP: Down to the Cider Mill, County 713 (1968), A3.

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Key of D · Standard (GDAE) or High Bass (ADAE)

John Salyer, Magoffin County, KY

John Salyer. “Duck River,” by John Salyer. Recorded 1941-12-18, Grover and Glen Salyer (home recordings). Retrieved from Berea College Special Collections.

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Key of A · Cross A (AEAE)

Foghorn Stringband, Portland, OR

Foghorn Stringband. “Dull Chisel,” by Garry Harrison. Recorded 2018-02-16, Joe Val Bluegrass Festival, Framingham, MA.

• Lineage: Composed by Garry Harrison (see 2.14)
• Other edition: Composer's own recording: Garry Harrison & the Mule Team, Red Prairie Dawn (self-released, 2000), track 9.

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Key of C · Standard (GDAE)

James Bryan, Mentone, AL

James Bryan. “Farewell Trion,” by Joe Blaylock. On Rual Yarbrough & The Dixiemen Featuring James Bryan On Fiddle, track A5. With Rual Yarbrough (banjo), Jake Landers (guitar), Don Patton (bass). Old Homestead OHS 90009, 1972.

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Key of A · Cross A (AEAE)

Tommy Jarrell, Surry County, NC

Tommy Jarrell. “Cluck Ol Hen.” On Sail Away Ladies, track A3. Recorded 1976, Bobby Patterson. County 756, 1976.

• Other edition: CD reissue: County CO-CD-2724 (1999), track 3.

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Key of D · Standard (GDAE)

Marcus Martin, Macon County, NC

Marcus Martin. “Liberty.” Recorded c. late 1950s-early 1960s, Pete Hoover. Retrieved from Digital Library Of Appalachia.

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Key of G · Standard (GDAE)

Clyde Davenport, Monticello, KY

Clyde Davenport. “Old Aunt Jenny With Her Nightcap On.” Recorded 1981-08-29, Andy Cahan. Retrieved from Andy Cahan collection (via Slippery Hill).

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Key of D · Standard (GDAE)

J.P. Fraley, Denton, KY

J.P. Fraley. “Forked Deer.” With Annadeene Fraley. Recorded 1976, 3rd Brandywine Mountain Music Convention. Retrieved from Brandywine Friends of Old Time Music (via Slippery Hill).

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Key of A · Standard (GDAE) or Cross A (AEAE)

Jim Childress, Free Union, VA

Jim Childress. “Road To Malvern,” by Jim Childress. On Turkey Sag. With Mark Beall, Rick Epping, Jimbo Cary, Barbara Payne, Pete & Ellen Vigour. Self-released (Bandcamp), 2003.

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Key of G · Standard (GDAE)

John Salyer, Magoffin County, KY

John Salyer. “Lost Girl.” Recorded Dec 1941, Grover and Glen Salyer (home recordings). Retrieved from Berea College Special Collections.

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Key of D · Standard (GDAE)

Violet Hensley, Yellville, AR

Violet Hensley. “Soldier's Joy,” by Traditional. On Old-Time Hoedowns, track A6. With Adren Hensley (guitar), Sandra Hensley (guitar), Lewonna Hensley (jawbone). John's Recording Studio 999967, 1974.

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Key of A modal · Standard (GDAE) or High Bass (ADAE)

Edden Hammons, Pocahontas County, WV

Edden Hammons. “Shakin Down The Acorns,” by Nige Cogar. On The Edden Hammons Collection: Volume 1, track 7. Recorded 1947-08, Louis Watson Chappell. WVU Press Sound Archives SA-1, 1999.

• Also called Shaking Off the Acorns
• Other edition: Original LP: The Edden Hammons Collection, Vol. 1 (WVU Press, 1984).

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Key of D · Standard (GDAE)

Ed Haley, Ashland, KY

Ed Haley. “Poplar Bluff,” by Ed Haley. On Stole from the Throat of a Bird. Recorded 1946. Spring Fed Records SFR-113.

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Key of A · Cross A (AEAE)

Ed Haley, Ashland, KY

Ed Haley. “Half Past Four,” by Traditional. On Stole from the Throat of a Bird. Recorded 1946. Spring Fed Records SFR-113.

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Key of D · Standard (GDAE)

Arthur Smith, Dickson County area, TN (b. Bold Springs, TN)

Arthur Smith. “Hell Among The Yearlings.” On Look! Who's Here: Old Timers of the Grand Ole Opry. Recorded 1957. Folkways FW02379, 1964.

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Key of A · Cross A (AEAE)

Uncle Am Stuart, Morristown, TN

Uncle Am Stuart. “Old Granny Rattletrap.” On The Revival of Uncle Am Stuart. With Gene Austin (tenor banjo). Recorded 1924. Condor (cassette) 1498.

• Also called Old Granny Rattle-Trap

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Key of D · Standard (GDAE)

Gid Tanner, Gwinnett County, GA

Gid Tanner. “Black Eyed Susie.” On Black Eyed Susie (78 single). With Riley Puckett (guitar). Recorded 1924. Columbia 119-D, 1924.

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Key of D · Standard (GDAE) or High Bass (ADAE)

Tommy Jarrell, Surry County, NC

Tommy Jarrell. “Cumberland Gap,” by Traditional. On Back Home in the Blue Ridge. With Fred Cockerham. County 723 (LP), 1970.

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Key of D · Standard (GDAE)

Emmett Lundy, Grayson County, VA

Emmett Lundy. “Durangs Hornpipe.” Recorded 1941, Alan and Elizabeth Lomax. Retrieved from Library of Congress.

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Key of D · Standard (GDAE) or High Bass (ADAE)

Tommy Jarrell, Surry County, NC

Tommy Jarrell. “Fortune.” On Tommy & Fred, track 19. With Fred Cockerham. Recorded by Charles Faurot, Richard Nevins, Ray Alden, Dave Spilkia. County CO-CD-2702, 1992.

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Key of D · Standard (GDAE) or High Bass (ADAE)

Emmett Lundy, Grayson County, VA

Emmett Lundy. “Julie Ann Johnson.” Recorded 1941. Retrieved from Library of Congress, Archive of Folk Culture.

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Key of D · DDAD

Benny Thomasson, Gatesville, TX (b. Winters, TX)

Benny Thomasson. “Midnight On The Water,” by Luke Thomasson. On Say Old Man Can You Play The Fiddle, track 27. Voyager VRCD 345, 1999.

• Other edition: Slippery Hill dates this track 1974 (your old Release Year) - probably an earlier Voyager LP; the 1999 CD is a compilation.

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Key of D · Standard (GDAE)

Jon Bekoff, Boaz, AL

Jon Bekoff. “Say Darlin Say.” Recorded 2014, Jon Bekoff's house. Retrieved from Slippery Hill.

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Key of D · Standard (GDAE) or High Bass (ADAE)

Tommy Jarrell, Surry County, NC

Tommy Jarrell. “Susanna Gal.” On Tommy & Fred, track 16. With Fred Cockerham. Recorded by Charles Faurot, Richard Nevins, Ray Alden, Dave Spilkia. County CO-CD-2702, 1992.

• Also called Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss

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Key of A · Cross A (AEAE)

Norman Edmonds, Wythe County, VA

Norman Edmonds. “Chinquapin Hunting.” On Train on the Island. Recorded 1950s-60s. Spring Fed Records SFR-DU-33002, 1973.

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Key of A · Cross A (AEAE)

W. E. Claunch, Guntown, MS

W. E. Claunch. “Grub Springs.” On Great Big Yam Potatoes. Recorded 1939, Herbert Halpert (Library of Congress). Southern Culture LP AH002, 1985.

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Key of A · Cross A (AEAE)

Albert Hash, Grayson County, VA

Albert Hash. “Hangman's Reel.” On Whitetop. Heritage (Galax) 041 (LP), 1976.

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Key of A · Cross A (AEAE)

Tommy Jarrell, Surry County, NC

Tommy Jarrell. “Old Bunch Of Keys.” On Tommy & Fred, track 11. With Fred Cockerham. Recorded by Charles Faurot, Richard Nevins, Ray Alden, Dave Spilkia. County CO-CD-2702, 1992.

• Also called Bunch of Keys

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Key of A · Standard (GDAE) or Cross A (AEAE)

Bruce Molsky, New York, NY (now Beacon, NY)

Bruce Molsky. “Richmond.” On Contented Must Be. Rounder Select 82161-0534-2, 2004.

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Key of A · Standard (GDAE)

Clark Kessinger, St. Albans, WV

Clark Kessinger. “Salt River.” On Salt River (78). With Luches Kessinger (guitar). Recorded 1929-06-25, New York, NY (Brunswick-Balke-Collender studio). Vocalion 5481.

• Other edition: Also issued on Melotone M12272 and Polk P9086 (same matrix, E30188). An earlier take from Feb 5, 1929 (E29160) shows no issue. Slippery Hill's copy comes from Joe Bussard's collection.

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Key of A · Standard (GDAE)

John Hartford, Nashville, TN

John Hartford. “Squirrel Hunters,” by Traditional (collected by Samuel Bayard). On Wild Hog In The Red Brush. Rounder CD 0392, 1996.

• Lineage: Collected in Pennsylvania by Samuel Bayard

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Key of A · Cross A (AEAE)

William H. Stepp, Magoffin County, KY

William H. Stepp. “Ways Of The World.” On Music of Kentucky Vol. 1. Recorded 1937-10-26, Alan and Elizabeth Lomax. Yazoo 2013, 1995.

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Key of C · Standard (GDAE)

Dudley Vance, Bluff City (Sullivan County), TN

Dudley Vance. “Tennessee Mountain Fox Chase.” On Rural String Bands of Tennessee. With Vance's Tennessee Breakdowners. Recorded 1927. County CO-CD-3511, 1994.

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Key of G · Standard (GDAE)

Kyle Creed, Surry County, NC

Kyle Creed. “Roscoe,” by Roscoe Russell. On Blue Ridge Style Square Dance Time, track B1. With Bobby Patterson (banjo), David Freeman (mandolin), Pete Lissman, Roy Russell (guitar), Katie Golding (bass). Recorded by Bobby Patterson. Mountain 301, 1972.

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Key of G · Standard (GDAE)

Sam Long, Joplin, MO

Sam Long. “Seneca Square Dance.” On Echoes of the Ozarks Vol 1. Recorded 1926. County CO-CD-3506.

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